IceMen Top Rays in Front of Record-Breaking Crowd

The Jacksonville Icemen put on a lesson in hockey for over 8,000 local students when they beat the South Carolina Stingrays 4-1 at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. After a defensive battle the first two periods, Jacksonville's offense began to click in the third when they broke the 1-1 tie and put the game away with 3 unanswered goals.

FINAL: JAX 4 - SC 1

SCORING 1 2 3 T

South Carolina 0 1 0 1

Jacksonville 1 0 3 4

SHOTS 1 2 3 T

South Carolina 9 7 8 24

Jacksonville 8 8 14 30

PP PIMS

South Carolina 1 / 5 13 min / 5 inf

Jacksonville 0 / 4 15 min / 6 inf

Pd Time Goal, Assist, Type

1st JAX 7:10 C. Critchlow

2nd SC 14:21 T. Kozun (S. Fioretti, J. Leach) PP

3rd JAX 8:27 J. Woods (C. Fowlie, D. DeSalvo)

3rd JAX 16:22 W. Rabbit (D. Mingo, C. Fowlie)

3rd JAX 19:04 C. Fowlie (K. Newbury, D. Mingo) EN, SH

Ice Cubes

--Today's attendance of 10,093 is largest for pro hockey in Jacksonville. Previous record appears to be 9,189 when the AHL Jacksonville Barons debuted in 1973.

--Wacey Rabbit's point streak continues. He's collected a point in each game played this season

--Kris Newbury is on a five-game point streak

--Dan DeSalvo has a point in both games played since joining the Icemen

--Dajon Mingo recorded his third multi-point game of the season, with 2 assists today